The obligation imposed on Member States by Directive 2022/2041 to increase the coverage of collective labour agreements provides a strong impetus for discussing possi­ble ways to achieve this objective. One potential approach is the conclusion of collective labour agreements within public administration. The aim of this article is to provide a deepen analysis of new regulations within this field and to assess the extent to which the current legal framework arising from the newly passed Act on collective agree­ments facilitates the conclusion of such agreements.

The main purpose of this study is to establish the status of a bailiff assessor while performing the function of a deputy bailiff in the labour law. The research spectrum revolves around the search for an answer to the question of whether a deputy bailiff-assessor, appointed under Article 43(1) of the Bailiffs Act, retains the status of an employee, since he acquires the status of a public authority in the performance of professional duties reserved for the bailiffs. No provision of the Bailiffs Act gives a clear answer to problematic questions. which is why the author makes interdisciplinary considerations. He exegeses the provisions of the Bailiffs Act and the Labour Code in the field of the characteristics of the employment relationship using the formal-dogmatic method.